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Hi Brian!
Casting with three heavy nymphs might release the cone and as a result, indicator slides down.
However with a perfect fitting cone and the indicator built on a softer tube, you are able to lock
the leader pretty hard. I have occasionally used three heavy nymphs with the foam version, done my casts with care and used a full flex rod (slower motion); no problem.
On the yarn indicator, please be careful not to spill floatant on the cone, this will reduce the friction when trying to lock the indicator to leader.

Submitted by Yash on

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Here's a site for all poly cord for strike indicators. They have about 20 color plus one cord that glows in the dark.You get 50 yards for about $4.00 bucks. MacrameSuperStore.com then go to Bonnie Braid. I also use the O rings from Harbour Freight and then use the small rubber band from the orthodontist to hold it together...Good luck

Submitted by Jay Johnson on

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This pattern has become my go to pattern. It has taken many fish from brown trout on Central Ohio, Rainbows in the Smokys, to Great Lakes Steelhead. You can't buy it and any shops and not many folks know about it. My fishing buddy and I never give out the pattern name or recipe. It is our secret weapon and hard fished waters. Thanks for the pattern.

Anonymous,

Sure you could add a tail, but why? The fly works as it is and requires no thread or tying. A tail may look nice to us, but the popping action is fine without and the fly much easier to make without.

Martin

Fish,

Best way to get a cap is to come on the 2008 GFF Summit, and get it directly from the hand of the man himself! :wink:

See you there?
Les

[quote:e189fa4ff3="Fish"]So Martin what's going on with the caps???? :)[/quote:e189fa4ff3]

Fish,

I'm almost embarassed to say: but I have a bunch standing in a box on the floor in my bedroom, and never got any further with my plans to sell them on the site. Getting the payment here isn't that easy. PayPal surcharges like crazy for all transfers and makes life a mess if you're not drawing out your money in the US and I have failed to find alternatives. And work has been hell... and the weather... and the fishing... and... ;-) No, honestly: I have just been busy.

Will see what I can do and will consiider any suggestions and ideas from you people.

Martin

So Martin what's going on with the caps???? :)

Submitted by Jan Johansen on

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HI Trey, if you dont want the foam just tie it without, leaving the hackle as normal it will stillwork thanks Jan

Submitted by Jan Johansen on

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Im glad you like it and thanks for your comments Chad, it does fish well at times to well on some waters, any question give us an email Thanks

Submitted by John Rugh on

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Hi Bob,
NIce article. I've been painting eyes for almost 50 years, but instead of wood dowels, I've been using different sizes of nail heads. Large construction type nail heads for iris and smaller finishing nail heads for pupils. I've also filed some heads to oval shapes for some of my poppers.
Oldman

Submitted by Santiago Lesta on

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i have not yet seen any fly usefull for argentinian patagonia. Do you know something really great for landlocked salmon

Submitted by Brian 1737246397 on

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I am going to try these on short term. For fishing for winterrud in the Dutch Harbours, we use long leaders up to 14 feet and reeling a fish in gives problems with ordinary strike-indicators which can't pass the top eye.
However, doesn't it come undone when casting a threesome of heavy nymphs? I am affraid that it will slide during casting?

Here's some pictures from the glomma near koppang:-

http://www.fiskersiden.no/forum/index.php?showtopic=25588&hl=koppang

More pictures:-

http://www.fiskersiden.no/forum/index.php?showtopic=18818&hl=koppang

It seems to be full of grayling with a few brownies. Popular flies from what I've read seem to be the normal grayling flies e.g. parachute dries, PTN's, czech nymphs etc. Good allround flies seem to be Red Tag, Black Gnat. All flies in various sizes from 12 to 18.

As regards camping, there's Koppang Camping. Here's the website in dutch!

http://www.koppangcamping.no/NL/NL/Algemeen.html

There, you should have everything you need now!

I forgot to mention in the podcast that the real name for "RS2" is "Rim's Semblence 2". Rim Chung named it such since the fly didn't resemble an actual insect but merely a resemblance of one. Just a clarifying note to some of my discussions in the podcast...

Submitted by Daniel Klonoski on

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I like to tie my muddlers with a much smaller head and longer, sparser body to pulsate when retrieved.

Submitted by james h waters phd on

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i will add that it is common to use strike indicators that are fluorescent orange or red, which might indeed frighten the fish in clear shallow water conditions, but i am beginning to experiment with painting them white instead as this may resemble foam or other detritus already normally present in the water and should be nearly as visible as red.

Submitted by mick murphy on

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really enjoyed this, great looking trout and you bloody well deserved them. well done. where you going next?

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